Freindship lasts in border village between China and Myanmar

时间：2006-11-30 06:09:22

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Chinanews, Kunming, Nov. 28 – Along the China-Myanmar border, there is a village called Yinjing in Ruili City, where the border line between China and Myanmar runs across here. The village has two names, Yinjing in Chinese and Mangxiu(translated in Pinyin)in Myanmar. The border line is actually made up of the milestones1, bamboo booths, small roads, winding2 ditches, or even ridges3 between fields. In the village, melon vines in Chinese territory might creep to the Myanmar land to grow fruit and likewise, hens raised by a Myanmarese villager might happen to run into the yards of a Chinese farmer to lay eggs. Although coming from two countries, the villagers speak the same language and share the same traditions.

 

Entering the village, the reporter saw a common stone tablet standing4 by the roadside, inscribed5 with several Chinese characters that read “made by China in 1960.” A number 71 was carved at the side of the stone, which tells that this is the No.71 boundary marker set between China and Myanmar.

 

Standing by the stone tablet for a couple of minutes, the reporter saw several people coming by. Some were Chinese villagers, driving across the border in their tractors to the other side of the village in Myanmar. Others were Myanmarese entering into China with babies in their arms. To these villagers, crossing the border line was such a natural thing to do.

 

Earlier, a villager’s house was even built on the border line, with the sitting room located in Myanmar and the bedroom in China. Later, governments from the two countries decided6 to choose the line running straight between the two markers as the boundary line and required that no buildings should be built in an area 20 meters within this boundary line. Since then, no houses have ever been erected7 between the boundary line any more.

 

Although they belong to different countries, the villagers treat each other as if they were relatives – actually, they are country folks. Since all villagers here speak Thai language, there is no language barrier between them. Therefore, they can easily do business with each other or be related to each other by marriage.

 

Apart from Yinjing Village in Ruili, many courtyards, wells, streets, or bridges in Ruili are also used as the boundary lines between the two countries. As the Ruili city mayor Gong Nengzheng said, China and Myanmar are closely linked with each other. Since ancient times, villagers from the two countries have traded with each other, become related to each other by marriage, and treated each other as “brothers.” In 1956, villagers living in the Sino-Myanmarese border held a large celebration party. Since then, villagers from the two countries often meet and exchange their skills during holidays or festive8 occasions.

 
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1 milestones 9b680059d7f7ea92ea578a9ceeb0f0db     
n.重要事件( milestone的名词复数 )；重要阶段；转折点；里程碑
参考例句：
  • Several important milestones in foreign policy have been passed by this Congress and they can be chalked up as major accomplishments. 这次代表大会通过了对外政策中几起划时代的事件，并且它们可作为主要成就记录下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Dale: I really envy your milestones over the last few years, Don. 我真的很羡慕你在过去几年中所建立的丰功伟绩。 来自互联网
2 winding Ue7z09     
n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈
参考例句：
  • A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
  • The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。
3 ridges 9198b24606843d31204907681f48436b     
n.脊( ridge的名词复数 )；山脊；脊状突起；大气层的)高压脊
参考例句：
  • The path winds along mountain ridges. 峰回路转。
  • Perhaps that was the deepest truth in Ridges's nature. 在里奇斯的思想上，这大概可以算是天经地义第一条了。
4 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
5 inscribed 65fb4f97174c35f702447e725cb615e7     
v.写，刻( inscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；内接
参考例句：
  • His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。
  • The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
7 ERECTED ERECTED     
adj. 直立的，竖立的，笔直的 vt. 使 ... 直立，建立
参考例句：
  • A monument to him was erected in St Paul's Cathedral. 在圣保罗大教堂为他修了一座纪念碑。
  • A monument was erected to the memory of that great scientist. 树立了一块纪念碑纪念那位伟大的科学家。
8 festive mkBx5     
adj.欢宴的，节日的
参考例句：
  • It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
  • We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

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